Jan 18, 2019, Ashville (NC) Mountain Xpress: Henderson County Public Schools offer youth mental health and trauma training https://mountainx.com/blogwire/henderson-county-public-schools-offer-youth-mental-health-and-trauma-training/ Through a state “Community Partners Safety Grant” secured by Henderson County Public Schools and the Western Region Education Service Alliance, certified HCPS student services staff will be providing training to child- and family-focused organizations to support young children and their families in Henderson County. Beginning this Saturday and extending through April, school district administrators certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and Trauma-Sensitive Schools (TSS) will provide training to 200 local pre-kindergarten professionals whose organizations feed directly into the HCPS school system, including 80 participants this weekend. … District elementary teachers, school board members, social workers and other staff will also participate, providing an opportunity for school system employees and their pre-K colleagues to get to know each other and work together on these issues so crucial to school and student success. Matt Gruebmeyer, HCPS Director of Student Services and certified trainer, … He said, “Those who work with children recognize that the road to student success often requires that we build bridges over the mental health and trauma-oriented challenges facing our students. The YMHFA and TSS training give us the tools to help build that support for the children we share.”… Designed by the National Council for Behavioral Health for school staff, family members, health and human services workers, and other child caregivers, the Youth Mental Health First Aid program trains participants to recognize, understand and support students, colleagues and others who are faced with a behavioral health concern or crisis. With a focus on common conditions such as ADHD, Anxiety and Depression Disorders, Substance Abuse and Suicide, participants in YMHFA training learn to see related signs, symptoms, and risk factors; protect students by establishing safe classrooms and positive relationships; and intervene to help keep students, their families, and others safe. Trauma-Sensitive Schools (TSS) teaches educators to realize the impact of adverse childhood experiences on development, to recognize trauma’s impact on learning and behavior, and to respond by building resilience and avoiding re-traumatization. Like Youth Mental Health First Aid, Trauma Sensitive Schools training is meant to ensure that students and children impacted by trauma or mental illness can learn and be successful in school, at work, in their relationships, and when engaged in their daily activities. …
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.
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